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Definition of Hellfires
1. hellfire [n] - See also: hellfire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hellfires
Literary usage of Hellfires
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Analysis of U. S. Army Helicopter Programs by Frances M. Lussier (1996)
"This sophisticated fire control system would allow each Apache to fire up to 16
Longbow hellfires at separate targets in as little as one minute. ..."
2. Imperialism and Liberty by Morrison Isaac Swift (1899)
"... lighting the hellfires of cowardice and prejudice, telling the American people
that the Spaniard is burying his fangs in their unprotected throats, ..."
3. Lord Minto in India: Life and Letters of Gilbert Elliot, First Earl of Minto by Gilbert Elliot Minto (1880)
"In 1720, the young "bucks" and rakes had changed their sport, and, in the same
depraved taste, had conceived a new order of clubs, called " The hellfires. ..."
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